Sugar Tongs
Date1825
Maker
John, Henry & Charles Lias
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8"
Credit LineGift of Wendy S. Tucker in memory of her parents, Edward Bolton (Teddy) Tucker, M.B.E. and Edna G. Tucker
Object number2026-11
DescriptionPlain, self-sprung sugar tongsMark(s)London sterling hallmarks for 1825 plus Henry & Lias's three-line mark (Grimwade-1496).ProvenanceDescended in the Tucker family of Virginia, New York, and Bermuda the donor who gifted it to Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, VA) in December 2025 and where it remains to the present.
ca. 1740-1760
ca. 1790
